Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
Each year in April, the OAS Board of External Auditors publishes a report covering the previous calendar year’s financial results. Reports covering 1996-2016 may be found here.
Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.
The OAS executes a variety of projects funded by donors. Evaluation reports are commissioned by donors. Reports of these evaluations may be found here.
The Inspector General provides the Secretary General with reports on the audits, investigations, and inspections conducted. These reports are made available to the Permanent Council. More information may be found here.
The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
Here you will find information related to the GS/OAS Procurement Operations, including a list of procurement notices for formal bids, links to the performance contract and travel control measure reports, the applicable procurement rules and regulations, and the training and qualifications of its staff.
The OAS Treasurer certifies the financial statements of all funds managed or administered by the GS/OAS. Here you will find the latest general purpose financial reports for the main OAS funds, as well as OAS Quarterly Financial Reports (QFRs).
Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates.
Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
OAS Authorities Receive Attorney General of Brazil
February 10, 2015
Photo: OAS
The Secretary for Legal Affairs of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jean Michel Arrighi, today received the Attorney General of Brazil, Rodrigo Janot, who made a courtesy visit to the hemispheric Organization to review the issues of joint cooperation between Brazil and the OAS on matters related to legal assistance, the exchange of experiences, Inter-American law and the strengthening of justice.
During the meeting, Secretary Arrighi presented an overview of the work of the OAS on legal cooperation, mutual assistance between countries, and its role as repository and source of information on Inter-American treaties and agreements. They also discussed areas where it would be possible to expand cooperation between the OAS and the office of the Attorney General in Brazil.
Attorney Janot’s visit to the OAS was part of a series of meetings held during his stay in Washington, DC that included visits to various international entities. His visit to OAS headquarters also included a meeting with specialists from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.